CANADA STOCKS-TSX jumps on Suncor bid for Canadian Oil Sands

TORONTO Oct 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped
at the open on Monday, with Canadian Oil Sands
catapulting 46 percent higher on Suncor Energy Inc's
hostile bid for its rival and co-producer in the country's oil
sands industry.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
was up 159.83 points, or 1.2 percent, at 13,499.57
shortly after the open. Nine of its 10 main sectors were higher.
(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)